Australia Birds Family Investigation 
10,000 Birds
MARCH 24, 2013
The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae is Australia’s largest bird standing at up to 2 metres (6 foot 6 inches) tall. They are also inquisitive, so if you observe some near the edge of the road and you want to gain their attention you can turn on your car indicators and they will often investigate rather than run off.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 23, 2012
Following Duncan’s post about the Fabulous Fairy-wrens , you may be forgiven for wondering how many exceptional adjectives can be used in naming one genus of birds. ” Bird of Paradise (which incidentally also holds the title for the most syllables in a common name (and is also the only one to contain extraneous punctuation!)).
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2013
We had last experienced this cheerful family of birds in Katherine in the Northern Territory over 13 years ago, so although the population is isolated there they had the same characteristics. They roam in family groups varying from eight birds upwards and have a certain confidence about themselves as they strut around the bush.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2014
Derby is approximately 225 kilometres from Broome and has had almost three times the rainfall that Broome has had so far this month and so we thought it would be interesting to go and investigate the various birding areas that we knew of from other visits during our dry months. Birds visiting the puddle in the track!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2016
The larger goannas tend to not make it in, but smaller specimens do and we are always aware of their presence due to the reaction of the birds. Brown Honeyeaters are the most common of the honeyeater family in our garden and when a goanna is present they chatter away and we have to look to see what is bothering them.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2016
Following on from last week’s post about Langi Crossing and some of the larger birds species that you can expect to find I will now let you know of some of the smaller species you may encounter along the Fitzroy River at this location. There’s something special about inquisitive birds! Female Rufous Whistler.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 21, 2012
It is about an hour’s drive to Lake Argyle, which is Australia’s largest artificial lake by volume. This was a great area to see these birds close up and a nice change from our local Little Friarbirds in Broome. Once we sat at the picnic table we were of even more interest to them and they came to investigate further.
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